CoveragePost
January 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia mtphoto19/Shutterstock Olive oil is synonymous with the Mediterranean diet, and the health benefits of both are well documented. Olive oil reduces the risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and premature death. ... <a title="Olive oil is healthy. Turns out olive leaf extract may be good for us too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/09/olive-oil-is-healthy-turns-out-olive-leaf-extract-may-be-good-for-us-too-245941/" aria-label="Read more about Olive oil is healthy. Turns out olive leaf extract may be good for us too">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
January 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania As I write this, five people are dead and at least 1,000 buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that have swept across Los Angeles. Around 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. We are not yet ... <a title="LA is on fire. How will Australia cope when bushfires hit Sydney, Melbourne or another major city?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/09/la-is-on-fire-how-will-australia-cope-when-bushfires-hit-sydney-melbourne-or-another-major-city-246967/" aria-label="Read more about LA is on fire. How will Australia cope when bushfires hit Sydney, Melbourne or another major city?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
January 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Feigin, Lecturer in Genetics & Evolutionary Biology, La Trobe University Hidden beneath the dunes, a mysterious creature glides through the sand. This is not one of the giant worms of Arrakis in Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic, Dune. Rather, it’s an enigmatic and tiny mammal found only ... <a title="World-first study reveals the mysteries of the desert-dwelling marsupial mole" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/09/world-first-study-reveals-the-mysteries-of-the-desert-dwelling-marsupial-mole-246677/" aria-label="Read more about World-first study reveals the mysteries of the desert-dwelling marsupial mole">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
January 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Howard Manns, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University The Conversation, CC BY Dudes, dudines and dudettes of Australia, we need to talk about border security. Our long-time frenemies – the Americans (hey bae!) – seem to be taking over our English. For many Aussies, our linguistic border ... <a title="Is Australian English under threat from the Americans? It’s not as simple as you might think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/09/is-australian-english-under-threat-from-the-americans-its-not-as-simple-as-you-might-think-243789/" aria-label="Read more about Is Australian English under threat from the Americans? It’s not as simple as you might think">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
January 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University Roadshow Pictures The new film Conclave is a psychological thriller looking at the selection of the new pope. But what is a conclave, and where did this ritual begin? The institution of the conclave is the formal process by ... <a title="Psychological thriller Conclave looks at the election of the pope. What’s the real story?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/09/psychological-thriller-conclave-looks-at-the-election-of-the-pope-whats-the-real-story-237465/" aria-label="Read more about Psychological thriller Conclave looks at the election of the pope. What’s the real story?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
January 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Urban Risk & Resilience, UNSW Sydney topimages/Shutterstock The popularity of e-bikes has soared over the past decade. Shared electric bikes for rent have become a common sight in major cities worldwide, while private ownership is also rising. Since 2020, both sales and ... <a title="E-bike popularity is booming. But are they as safe as regular bikes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/09/e-bike-popularity-is-booming-but-are-they-as-safe-as-regular-bikes-242703/" aria-label="Read more about E-bike popularity is booming. But are they as safe as regular bikes?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
January 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ashish Kumar, Senior Lecturer, RMIT University Przemek Klos/Shutterstock Once, borrowing money to make a purchase was a relatively tedious process, not a spur-of-the-moment thing. True, some stores offered lay-by plans that would let you pay for goods in instalments. But if they didn’t, and you didn’t already ... <a title="Research suggests those who use buy-now-pay-later services end up spending more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/09/research-suggests-those-who-use-buy-now-pay-later-services-end-up-spending-more-246686/" aria-label="Read more about Research suggests those who use buy-now-pay-later services end up spending more">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
January 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ned Watt, PhD Candidate, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology Meta has announced it will abandon its fact-checking program, starting in the United States. It was aimed at preventing the spread of online lies among more than 3 billion people who use Meta’s social media ... <a title="Meta is abandoning fact checking – this doesn’t bode well for the fight against misinformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/08/meta-is-abandoning-fact-checking-this-doesnt-bode-well-for-the-fight-against-misinformation-246878/" aria-label="Read more about Meta is abandoning fact checking – this doesn’t bode well for the fight against misinformation">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
January 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Johari Amar, Lecturer in Property, Bond University Henryk Sadura/Shutterstock Australia’s housing crisis represents a fundamental market imbalance where undersupply meets excess demand. In major cities like Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, the dream of home ownership is slipping away from many as median house prices far exceed average ... <a title="(Literally) moving house: how home relocations can help address the housing crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/08/literally-moving-house-how-home-relocations-can-help-address-the-housing-crisis-245466/" aria-label="Read more about (Literally) moving house: how home relocations can help address the housing crisis">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
January 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Clark, Professor in Public History, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock/Nils Versemann From the Torres Strait to Tasmania, and from the east coast to the west, beach shacks are an iconic part of Australian coastal history. Beach shacks have a distinctive identity as emblems of summer holidays ... <a title="Beach shacks are an iconic part of Australian summer. Yet, they also have a hidden, more complex history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/08/beach-shacks-are-an-iconic-part-of-australian-summer-yet-they-also-have-a-hidden-more-complex-history-241908/" aria-label="Read more about Beach shacks are an iconic part of Australian summer. Yet, they also have a hidden, more complex history">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
January 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ágnes Szabó, Senior Lecturer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Elder abuse is prevalent in New Zealand, with one in ten people aged 65 and older experiencing some form of it and only one in 14 abuse cases brought to the attention of ... <a title="‘Cold violence’ – a hidden form of elder abuse in New Zealand’s Chinese community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/08/cold-violence-a-hidden-form-of-elder-abuse-in-new-zealands-chinese-community-245661/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Cold violence’ – a hidden form of elder abuse in New Zealand’s Chinese community">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
January 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Carson, Senior Research Fellow, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia Kaboompics.com/Pexels A doctor’s visit often ends with you leaving with a pathology request form in hand. The request form soon has you filling a sample pot, having blood drawn, or perhaps even a tissue ... <a title="Blood, urine and other bodily fluids: how your leftover pathology samples can be used for medical research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/08/blood-urine-and-other-bodily-fluids-how-your-leftover-pathology-samples-can-be-used-for-medical-research-237562/" aria-label="Read more about Blood, urine and other bodily fluids: how your leftover pathology samples can be used for medical research">Read more</a>
